CLARKSVILLE (AP) — A judge has delayed the trial of a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy accused of lying under oath about comments she allegedly made to jurors while serving as a bailiff in a murder trial.

Sgt. Glenda Morrison is accused of lying under oath when Circuit Court Judge William Pearson questioned her during a murder trial in October 2012. Morrison was serving as a bailiff during the murder trial for Tommy Bowden, who was convicted in the beating death of his mother.

Morrison was set for trial Thursday, but proceedings have been delayed indefinitely. Her attorney, David Dunagin, said the trial was delayed because no court reporter was available Thursday.

A jury convicted Bowden on Oct. 10, 2012, of first-degree murder, and he was sentenced to life in prison. On Oct. 15 of that year, Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons wrote a letter to the judge and Bowden’s attorneys saying that he’d learned Morrison may have made inappropriate comments to jurors shortly before they considered Bowden’s sentence.

Authorities alleged that Morrison told jurors that Bowden had “acted up” at the jail but that jurors shouldn’t worry because he was wearing a shock belt in the courtroom.

According to an affidavit, Morrison told Pearson under oath that she wasn’t aware of Bowden’s behavior the night before in jail, and that she didn’t recall telling jurors that he was wearing a shock belt, the affidavit said.

After hearing testimony from jurors, Pearson vacated Bowden’s life sentence and ordered a new sentencing. That took place in February, and Bowden was again sentenced to life in prison.

Morrison is married to Johnson County Sheriff Jimmy Dorney. The sheriff said Morrison has returned to work after being cleared by the county attorney and Johnson County Quorum Court.